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So I just graduated this May 2015. My cumulative gpa is 3.374 and Sci GPA without math is 3.2
I'm studying for the MCAt at the moment. I also volunteer at my local hospital and at the moment trying to get more patient exposure by applying to another hospital.
I have some good leadership skills and also have good ECs.

What should I do to boost my application? Please help. Really from the bottom of my heart I'm asking for sincere advice. Most of the time, whèn I come on his form, I get so depressed

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#Be a reason for someone has hope in this world, not his distress

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No need to get depressed at all. Are you applying this cycle? if yes then you need to focus on your MCAT and ace it. Aim for 507 and higher to be competitive for DO schools and compensate for slightly lower than average GPAs. Also, when you submit your application, apply broadly to 12-15 schools to enhance your chances. However, if you are not applying this cycle then take your sweet time to prepare for the MCAT and make sure to get a good result on it, then retake any class that you had C or lower at a community college or a university to boost your overall GPA. In addition, get some DO shadowing experience, it will help your application.

So I just graduated this May 2015. My cumulative gpa is 3.374 and Sci GPA without math is 3.2
I'm studying for the MCAt at the moment. I also volunteer at my local hospital and at the moment trying to get more patient exposure by applying to another hospital.
I have some good leadership skills and also have good ECs.

What should I do to boost my application? Please help. Really from the bottom of my heart I'm asking for sincere advice. Most of the time, whèn I come on his form, I get so depressed

2+ Year Member

No need to get depressed at all. Are you applying this cycle? if yes then you need to focus on your MCAT and ace it. Aim for 507 and higher to be competitive for DO schools and compensate for slightly lower than average GPAs. Also, when you submit your application, apply broadly to 12-15 schools to enhance your chances. However, if you are not applying this cycle then take your sweet time to prepare for the MCAT and make sure to get a good result on it, then retake any class that you had C or lower at a community college or a university to boost your overall GPA. In addition, get some DO shadowing experience, it will help your application.

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Thank you for your encouragement! Appreciate the support.
No I'm not applying this cycle. I'm trying to focus on my mcat. But my GPA just gets in the way always and end up losing all hope. Sigh.

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#Be a reason for someone has hope in this world, not his distress

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Just judging purely off these numbers, it seems like DO schools are more heavily geared towards average GPA students with lower than average MCAT scores. Is this a safe assumption? So for example, how would a student with a 3.4 GPA but a 35+ MCAT be chanced? MD or DO?

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